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Round Valley Recreation Area

Unmarked & Yellow Trail via Cushetunk Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Unmarked & Yellow Trail via Cushetunk Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Round Valley Recreation Area near Dreahook, NJ. It climbs 1,234 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 810 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60773, -74.77817
Nearest town Dreahook, NJ
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Unmarked & Yellow Trail via Cushetunk Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,234 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 229–810 ft

Out & Back · Round Valley Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.60773, -74.77817

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto White Trail', heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Cushetunk Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Unmarked, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Cushetunk Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail', heading N.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/unmarked-out-back

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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